Templeton Global Income Fund

300 S.E. 2^nd Street

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1923

tel 954/527.7500

fax 954/847.2288

February 24, 2021

Filed Via EDGAR (CIK #0000909112)

Filing Desk

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Templeton Global Income Fund (the "Fund")

File Nos. 033-19858 and 811-05459

        Preliminary Proxy Material

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 14a-6(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, submitted electronically via the EDGAR system, please find attached the preliminary copy of the proxy statement, notice of meeting and proxy to be furnished to shareholders of the Fund in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of the Fund, scheduled to be held on May 7, 2021.  Definitive copies of these proxy materials are expected to be released to shareholders on or about March 2021.

At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to vote to elect four Trustees of the Fund to hold office for the terms specified; the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; if properly presented, a shareholder proposal.

The Fund intends to mail definitive proxy materials to Fund shareholders if no comments by the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are received within ten (10) days of the filing of these preliminary proxy materials.

Please direct any questions relating to this filing to the undersigned at 954-847-2283.

Sincerely yours,

Templeton Global Income Fund

/s/LORI A. WEBER

Lori A. Weber

Vice President and

Secretary